Posted June 13, 2020 Im new to pc hardware and i was just looking at the offers and saw the b450 at a good price and a ryzen 7 3700x but in pc parts picker it says to update the bios and that would require an old cpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 The Z series motherboards are for Intel You must mean the X470 boards. Most of those will ship with 3000 ready on the box and wont need the update for the processor. To be sure, ask the retailer if the board is 3000 ready before you purchase it. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Author Just now, ShrimpBrime said: The Z series motherboards are for Intel You must mean the X470 boards. Most of those will ship with 3000 ready on the box and wont need the update for the processor. To be sure, ask the retailer if the board is 3000 ready before you purchase it. Hope this helps! Sorry i meant b450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Intelamd said: Sorry i meant b450 Same rule of thumb applies. It will say 3000 ready on the box, that's what you want. Ask the retailer to be sure before you purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Intelamd said: Sorry i meant b450 What specific B450? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Depends on the motherboard really. But generally b450 works well with the 3700x, but 3900x would be pushing it. I only see your reply if you @ me. This reply/comment was generated by AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Author Just now, gloop said: What specific B450? msi pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Intelamd said: it says to update the bios and that would require an old cpu. Most of them ( if the stock is new ) are ready to support the AGESA code for zen 2 out tod the box But which b450 board are you considering ? PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD. Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White). Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish). Build Log: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Just now, Intelamd said: Sorry i meant b450 Same thing applies on the B450 boards. If you are buying from a retail store, You will be able to tell before you buy it by the box saying "Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready". If it says "Ryzen 2000 Desktop Ready", you will need to update the bios or have the store do it for you. If you purchase it online, its "sight unseen" for lack of a better term, unless you can contact the buyer to ask. Most retailers will do the bios update at no charge if you buy it through them, otherwise they may charge a small fee if purchased elsewhere, or if you are not comfortable doing it yourself. CPU: Ryzen 7 3800X GPU: Reference 5700XT (Asus) Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X470-F RAM: Corsair 32GB Vengeance 3600Mhz PSU: Corsair RM850X White Cooling: Corsair H115i RGB Storage: 500GB WD SN750 M.2, 4TB Samsung EVO SSD Case: NZXT H500i White Keyboard: Asus ROG Strix Flare (MX Red) Mouse: Corsair Sabre RGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 Author 1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said: Most of them ( if the stock is new ) are ready to support the AGESA code for zen 2 out tod the box But which b450 board are you considering ? msi a pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Intelamd said: msi a pro It's decent Look for the tomhawk max or the mortar max These do indefinitely support zen 2 out of the box That's what the max stands for PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD. Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White). Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish). Build Log: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Intelamd said: msi a pro You should be fine, even if the bios is not on the latest MSI has usb bios flashback. In theory this should work even without a cpu in the socket. You just put the latest bios on a flash drive and press the bios flash button on the back of the board and it should update it.(with power to the motherboard of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said: Depends on the motherboard really. But generally b450 works well with the 3700x, but 3900x would be pushing it. Depends on the board tho, b450 is just chipset, not power delivery and all that. AMD blackout rig cpu: ryzen 5 3600 @4.4ghz @1.35v gpu: rx5700xt 2200mhz ram: vengeance lpx c15 3200mhz mobo: gigabyte b550 auros pro psu: cooler master mwe 650w case: masterbox mbx520 fans:Noctua industrial 3000rpm x6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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